HOW TO BUILD:

A Fold Up Christmas House

BY HATTIE NEWMAN
 KEY

Mountain fold Valley fold

Fold Up Christmas House Cut lines

Level: Medium Mountain Fold
Duration: 1 hour Valley Fold

You will need:

White paper (around 150gsm), craft knife, scissors, cutting mat, ruler,
glue, bone folder (or ballpoint pen without the ink), pen, envelope &
coloured pens/pencils (optional)

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1. Choose a template to work from and print 2. Cut out all the parts. Use scissors to cut the
onto heavy white paper (around 150gsm). scalloped edge of the roof and a craft knife and
Design and colour your own house on the blank ruler for the straight lines.
template or use the one I have already illustrated.

3. Score and fold the dashed lines (mountain 5. Score and fold the dotted lines (valley fold).
fold). If you don’t have a bone folder for scoring,
you can use a ballpoint pen without the ink.
Score and mountain fold the scalloped roof.

4. Write a message on the house while the 6. Apply glue to the tabs A and B and stick
parts are flat (optional). to the respective reverse sides of the house
and so it becomes a 3D box. Wait until it’s dry
before proceeding.

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7. Pop out the tab at the front and glue the door 8. Apply glue to tabs C and D and attach the
to it. roof. Position it so the top mountain fold sits
above the top of the house, and so it can fold
down flat once glued.

9. Check again that the house can flatten and 10. Once dry, flatten again, put in an envelope
pop open to become a 3D house. If not pull and send! Happy Holidays!
apart the roof before glue dries and try again.

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 Cut lines
Mountain Fold
C D Valley Fold
A

ROOF
DOOR

HOUSE
C

BACK OF HOUSE 5
 USE THIS TEMPLATE IF YOU WANT TO
ILLUSTRATE YOUR OWN DESIGN Cut lines
Mountain Fold
Valley Fold
C D
A

ROOF

HOUSE
DOOR

BACK OF HOUSE 6